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Blavatnik Therapeutics Challenge Awards Fuel Translational Research

March 3, 2025

Awards aim to accelerate translation of discoveries made at Harvard Medical School into new…

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How the Brain Balances Risk and Reward in Making Decisions

February 19, 2025

Research in mice identifies brain circuitry that supports certain reward-based decisions

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The Science of Love

February 10, 2025

What research has gleaned about the most elusive of human experiences

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Regulatory T Cells Found To Safeguard Brain Health, Memory Formation

January 28, 2025

Research identifies guardian cells dwelling in the protective layers of the brain

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Two From HMS Receive National Medals of Science, Technology and Innovation

January 9, 2025

Emery Brown and David Walt honored at White House ceremony

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How Sound and Vibration Converge in the Brain to Enhance Sensory Experience

December 18, 2024

Research may help explain why sense of touch gets stronger, more precise after hearing loss

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Why Do Gliomas Tend To Recur in the Brain?

December 5, 2024

First look at neuron-tumor connections illuminates formation, spread

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Toward More Personalized Depression Treatments

November 1, 2024

How two HMS scientists hope to speed journey from diagnosis to recovery

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Rapid Release of Dopamine Not Needed for Initiating Movement, Study Reveals

October 16, 2024

Research in mice explains why widely used Parkinson’s drug works for some symptoms but not others

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Awards & Recognitions: September 2024

September 27, 2024

Honors received by HMS faculty, postdocs, staff, and students

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Study of Former NFL Players Finds 1 in 3 Believes They Have CTE

September 24, 2024

Players also report higher rates of suicidality, treatable conditions that mimic CTE

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When Community Is As Important As the Science

August 30, 2024

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